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Mounds View City Council April 11, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 10 study would take more than six months to complete. 1 2 Council Member Gunn supported the moratorium at one-year given the level of conversation that 3 would have to be held with the Planning Commission regarding the zoning issues. City 4 Administrator Ericson reported staff would not want the moratorium in place any longer than 5 was necessary. It was noted the moratorium could be repealed at any time once put in place. For 6 this reason, the Council could support a one-year moratorium. 7 8 Mayor Flaherty had no problem with the moratorium, except for the pending liquor license 9 request. He stated the Council knew full well when that property was rezoned, a liquor store was 10 possible. He recommended that the applicant be given 60 days to reapply. 11 12 Council Member Gunn supported this suggestion. 13 14 Council Member Mueller wanted to see a six-month moratorium effective May 15th. 15 16 Mayor Flaherty feared that the City would receive additional requests prior to May 15th. He also 17 wanted to see the pending request allowed 60 days to finish application. 18 19 Council Member Mueller commented the City Council could not control the free market. She 20 explained her eyes were opened when staff provided the City Council with the State Statutes 21 addressing the proper number of liquor licenses for a City the City of Mounds View. For this 22 reason, she wanted to see the study completed as this would provide the Council with valuable 23 information on how to handle liquor licenses in the future. She recommended a six-month 24 moratorium be put in place effective May 15 th. 25 26 Council Member Gunn did not believe the pending application needed 60 days to be considered. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty questioned if the Council agreed to consider the pending liquor license 29 application. 30 31 Council Member Hull indicated the Council had to consider this request. 32 33 Council Member Meehlhause suggested a compromise of 45 days to consider the pending 34 applicants liquor license request. 35 36 Finance Director Beer explained property taxes were due May 15th. This meant that if the 37 applicant took longer than one month to receive approval, the applicant would also be 38 responsible for the first half of 2016 property taxes in order to remain in compliance with 39 Mounds View City Code. He reiterated that the proposed request would only approve a liquor 40 license through June 30th of 2016. He indicated the property owner would have to remain current 41 on the property taxes in order for another liquor license to be approved. 42 43 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8551, 44 Approving a Six-Month Moratorium on the Issuance of Any New Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor 45